The Purpose of Flying Kites in Chinese History
风筝在中国史上的作用
A long time past,the Chinese made kites to use in wars. They would fly these war kites in the night. The kites were fixed so that they made strange sounds. The enemies were frightened and ran away. They thought those strange sounds were made by spirits in the sky.
很长一段时间过去，中国人制造的风筝运用于战争中。他们会在夜间放飞这些战争的风筝。风筝是固定的，让它们发出奇怪的声音。敌人被吓得逃跑了。他们认为这些奇怪的声音是天空的精神发出的。
The Chinese people flew kites to bring good luck and to make their crops rich and tall. Sometimes they would fly the kites over water, pulling hooks hung down to catch fish.
中国人放风筝祈求带来好运气，以使他们的庄稼丰富和高大。有时他们会让风筝飞过水面，拉下鱼钩来抓鱼。